If Trump Fired Bannon, Would He Seek Revenge?  —  When Steve Bannon vacated a home in Florida in 2015, his landlord complained that an entire Jacuzzi had apparently been coated in acid.  After conservative media star Dana Loesch left Bannon's employ at Breitbart News in 2012 …

U.S. May Launch Strike If North Korea Reaches For Nuclear Trigger  —  The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.

For Trump, a Steep Learning Curve Leads to Policy Reversals  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, the road to changing his mind on China included a discussion with corporate executives in the State Dining Room of the White House in February.  When the conversation turned to China's currency …

36 ISIS fighters killed by US ‘mother of all bombs’: Afghan official  —  (CNN)In its second major display of military might in one week, the US dropped its most powerful non-nuclear bomb on ISIS positions in a remote part of Afghanistan.  —  Afghan officials said 36 militants were killed …

Free speech is not violated at Wellesley  —  Many members of our community, including students, alumnae and faculty, have criticized the Wellesley community for becoming an environment where free speech is not allowed or is a violated right.  Many outside sources have painted us as a bunch …

Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?  —  Every day, the incoherence deepens: He's going to cover “everyone,” but he's going to push 24 million people off their health insurance.  He's going to wipe out the debt, but his tax cuts and spending spree will add trillions to it.

Sen. Jeff Flake weathers brutal, 2 1/2-hour Mesa town hall  —  The Arizona senator was battered with questions about Trump's proposed border wall; internet privacy; taxpayer funding for Planned Parenthood; and his opposition to ‘Obamacare.’  —  U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake endured a brutal face …

For Neil Gorsuch, Supreme Court job may seem subordinate  —  WASHINGTON — Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will take his place Thursday inside the storied conference room where his eight colleagues have labored shorthanded for the past 14 months.  But he'll likely have one eye on the door.

Le Pen Criticizes Trump for Changing His Mind on NATO  —  French candidate says administration may have swayed Trump  —  U.S. president said military alliance was “no longer obsolete”  —  French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Friday U.S. President Donald …

Detroit emergency room doctor charged with child genital mutilation  —  (WXYZ) - A Henry Ford Hospital emergency room doctor has been arrested and charged in connection to performing female genital mutilation on young girls.  —  Jumana Nagarwala, 44, of Northville Michigan is accused …

Trump's MOAB Drop Triggered a Tweet You Need to Read  —  I want you to read this tweet, sent after today's MOAB drop and written by an American patriot and a man I'm privileged to know, Johnny (Joey) Jones: … In response to online argument, he further amplified his point: … And again:

Jeff Sessions, Unleashed at the Border  —  Attorney General Jeff Sessions went to the border in Arizona on Tuesday and declared it a hellscape, a “ground zero” of death and violence where Americans must “take our stand” against a tide of evil flooding up from Mexico.

Trump Shifts Back to Health Care  —  President says his plan to change the tax code will have to wait  —  WASHINGTON—After losing a fight to revamp the health-care system, President Donald Trump said last month he was prepared to put the setback behind him and move on to the next challenge, rewriting the tax code.

Assad Says Videos of Dead Children in Syria Chemical Attack Were Faked  —  Syria's president intensified on Thursday a propaganda counterattack against Western accusations that he had ordered a lethal chemical weapons bombing last week on civilians, asserting that videos of victims …

Labor Department Mutiny  —  Obama's holdovers refuse to follow Trump's directive.  —  Now we know one reason Democrats blocked President Trump's first nominee to be secretary of Labor: The bureaucracy is in open rebellion against the new President's directives.

Sexual Abuse at Choate Went On for Decades, School Acknowledges  —  Choate Rosemary Hall, an elite boarding school in Wallingford, Conn., acknowledged decades of sexual abuse by former teachers against the students entrusted to their care in a report on Thursday.

The Great Japan Potato-Chip Crisis: Panic Buying, $12 Bags  —  Companies halt sales of some chip brands after bad potato crop  —  Calbee says it doesn't know when chips supply will be restored  —  Demand for potato chips has surged in Japan this week, with products on offer for 6 times …

‘Proof’ Eli Manning was in on Giants memorabilia scheme … Giants quarterback Eli Manning was in on a scheme to sell phony game-worn gear — sending an email asking the team's equipment manager for “helmets that can pass as game used,” according to blockbuster court papers obtained by The Post.

How many American atheists are there really?  —  “There's a lot of atheists in the closet” — why most polls on religious belief are probably wrong.  —  Here's a simple question: How many Americans don't believe in God?  —  Pew and Gallup — two of the most reputable polling firms in America — both come to a similar figure.

The Magic Disappearing $100 Billion Climate Fund  —  Shocking news—the magic $100 billion climate fund appears not to be taking shape!  Even optimistic estimates sat the fund is $40 billion short, and developing countries say that understates the problem.  The Financial Times:

Overseas Adoptions by Americans Continue to Decline  —  They have spent thousands of dollars in fees, scaled a mountain of paperwork and waited nearly five years, but Caroline and Jason Lankford have yet to be matched with the Ethiopian child they long to adopt.